# N8855B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 28, 1994
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8855B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8855B

## Aircraft that carried N8855B

- [Cancelled 1994-03-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8855B-1994-03-28): Cessna 172, S/N 36555. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Fullerton Dwight J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FULLERTON%20DWIGHT%20J), [Moraine, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Moraine)

## NTSB investigations on N8855B (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA177), Jul 11, 1989: Cessna 172 (N8855B), Townsend, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING REMEDIAL ACTION, WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILINGS OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8855B (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19890711022049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890711022049A), Jul 11, 1989: Cessna 172 (N8855B), Knoxville, TN, Destroyed. Flew into trees near top of a cloud obscured ridge. Thunderstorms in area. Had been taking various medications.

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